Patrick Kennedy, the chief executive of bookmaker Paddy Power, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Bank of Ireland.
Prior to joining Paddy Power, Mr Kennedy was Chief Financial Officer of Greencore Group plc, having held a number of senior positions within the Greencore Group.
Mr Kennedy also worked with KPMG Corporate Finance both in Ireland and the Netherlands, and as a strategy consultant with McKinsey and Company Management Consultants in London, Dublin and Amsterdam.
He is also a non-executive director of Elan Corporation plc.
